MN053
Selengiin Tsagaan Lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Greylag Goose Anser anser LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Swan Goose Anser cygnoid EN breeding (2004) present A1
Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC - (2009) present A4i
Gadwall Mareca strepera LC breeding (2009) present A4i
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC breeding (2009) present A4i
Common Teal Anas crecca LC - (2009) present A4i
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo LC breeding (2004) present A4i
Great Bustard Otis tarda EN breeding (2004) present A1

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial -
Wetlands (inland) -


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Selengiin Tsagaan Lake (Mongolia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/selengiin-tsagaan-lake-iba-mongolia on 23/12/2024.